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**Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Year of Development (2015) /* COM/2013/0509 final - 2013/0238 (COD) */**

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.           CONTEXT OF THE
PROPOSAL

Development cooperation has changed in recent
decades against a background of increasing global challenges and interdependence,
differentiation among developing countries and new actors in development.

2015 will be a pivotal year for development: it
is the last year for achieving the collectively agreed Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) and the year in which major decisions will have to be taken on the
framework that will replace them.

Four years after the adoption of the
Communication on the Agenda for Change[1],
2015 will also be a good time to communicate the concrete results of the reform
of development policy which that represented.

The EU is the biggest donor of official development
aid (ODA) in the world, providing more than half of all aid given worldwide. Its
strong commitment to supporting
partner countries dates back to 1957, when the Treaties of Rome first
established a European development policy.

The Lisbon Treaty has firmly anchored development
policies, with their overall objective of poverty eradication, in the EU’s
external action in support of its interest in a stable and prosperous world. Development
cooperation is also part of the Europe 2020 Strategy.

Lastly, important
EU policy initiatives such as Policy Coherence for Development and Aid
Effectiveness have consistently contributed to improving the programming and
implementation of EU development cooperation.

2.           A EUROPEAN YEAR FOR
DEVELOPMENT

· Challenges

Despite this strong commitment to supporting
partner countries, EU citizens often lack information on development
cooperation, why it is needed and on the added value of development policies at
EU level. The October 2012 Eurobarometer
survey highlighted significant areas of ignorance, with 53 % of respondents
indicating that they know nothing about where EU aid goes (44 % are unaware
of where their country’s bilateral aid goes)[2].

The survey also showed that
personal commitment is decreasing slightly and that perceptions of development
cooperation and the importance attached to it differ across the EU.

In a rapidly changing
world, people need information as to how an outward-looking Europe can help to
ensure global sustainability. It is important to raise European citizens’ awareness
of our global interdependence. In general, EU citizens are keen to understand how
they can make a difference and being informed is the first step towards taking action.

Development policies have undergone
a paradigm shift in recent years. Moving away from the traditional
donor-beneficiary relationship, the emphasis today is increasingly on an
approach to global challenges of mutual interest which is based on parity with
partner countries.

Nevertheless, major EU
development policy objectives need public commitment. Given the strains of the
global crisis, for instance, strong public opinion may help to achieve the target
of channelling 0.7 % of GNP to development funding[3].

Furthermore, the importance
attached to development cooperation varies from one Member State to the next.
The EYD2015 is an opportunity to improve the level of information in all Member
States. The approach will address the different national target groups. With
this in mind, the involvement of Member States and the EU Representations will
be particularly important.

The fact that the EU is a
global player and vector for change is important to continued support for its development
policy. The EU needs to be seen to be coordinating and cooperating with Member
States and other donors. Citizens are largely unaware of the effectiveness and
positive effects of aid and this needs to be presented in less technical terms.

· Opportunities

Organising the European Year of Development specifically
in 2015 will require significant additional effort, but also represent an
opportunity to mobilise Europe-wide momentum both among policy-makers and EU
citizens at large. The EYD2015 can generate greater public awareness and put the
EU’s international development role in the spotlight. It can also raise the level
of knowledge in the population at large as to how development, sustainable
development, climate change, food security, biodiversity, and other relevant
issues are interrelated, and how this affects the poorest people on the planet
and promote the concept of policy coherence. It can tie in with all the
communication initiatives that Member States and other actors in development
cooperation are no doubt planning for that year in particular.

As shown in the
Eurobarometer, the evident need to improve communications on the EU’s
development cooperation is matched by an overall receptiveness on the part of
EU citizens to helping the poor in partner countries. Support for helping
partner countries is consistently high (85 %). More than six out of ten
Europeans think that aid to partner countries should be increased. However,
communication strategies on EU development cooperation always need to be geared
to national circumstances.

The EU has a broad and
active network of non-governmental development cooperation organisations which
liaise closely with EU institutions. The NGOs have a key role to play in
addressing and involving EU citizens.

The private sector and
international foundations are increasingly active in development cooperation
and international opinion leaders are becoming important players as regards development
aid. They are influential in creating synergies, including in terms of
communicating on development cooperation to a wider audience.

The dense network of
European Union Delegations all over the world makes it possible to gather information
on the results of EU development cooperation and disseminate it in partner
countries.

The EYD2015 will help to give leverage to the
ongoing communication efforts on EU development cooperation. It will reinforce the
visibility and results-based focus of that cooperation.

· Objectives and proposed activities

The aim of the EYD2015 is to inform EU citizens
about EU development cooperation, highlighting what the European Union can
already achieve as the biggest aid donor in the world and how it could do even
more with the combined strength of its Member States and its institutions.

The EYD2015 seeks to
stimulate the active interest of European citizens in development cooperation
and foster a sense of responsibility and opportunity as regards their participation
in policy formulation and implementation.

It will raise awareness of the role of EU development
cooperation, which brings a wide range of benefits not only for recipients but
also for EU citizens, in a changing and increasingly interdependent world.

The main messages to be conveyed during the year
should flow from the recent Communications Increasing the impact of EU
Development Policy: an Agenda for Change and A decent life for all,
ending poverty and giving the world a sustainable future[4].

A broad approach, covering both EU development
cooperation and humanitarian aid, will be taken to communicating about EU aid
in during the EYD2015. Where possible, action for the
EYD2015 will be designed and implemented with strategic partners. Existing fora
will be used to promote the EYD2015, therefore, but innovative partnerships
should also be sought.

All activities should be as close as possible
to citizens in and outside the EU and be easily understood by them. Specific
target groups, including young people, will be addressed in order to have a
greater impact.

As far as possible, advantage
will be taken of existing communication initiatives, e.g. European
Development Days, the Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR)
initiative, awards such as the Lorenzo Natali Prize or publications on EU
development cooperation such as EuropeAid’s Annual Report.

Activities in other policy
fields, e.g. external relations, trade, enlargement, employment and social
policy, education and culture, health, agriculture, and research and innovation,
already contribute directly or indirectly to promoting development. The
Commission will draw on these activities to add to the impact of the EYD2015.

As in previous European
Years, additional measures will include communication campaigns, conferences,
events, initiatives, studies and surveys at European, national, regional and
local level, to convey key messages, disseminate information on EU development
cooperation and invite EU citizens to participate and actively contribute. The
Commission may identify other activities to contribute to the objectives of the
EYD2015.

Action under the EYD2015 needs to be tailored
to the needs and circumstances of individual Member States. Lessons from
previous European Years will be taken into account. Member States are invited
to appoint a national EYD2015 coordinator. National coordinators will consult closely
with a wide range of stakeholders and, where appropriate, act as the national
agencies or contact points for the relevant EU activities.

EYD2015 action taken together with Member
States will take into consideration each country’s existing communication
strategies. Member States will thus be invited to communicate on EU development
cooperation in the widest sense.

3.           RESULTS OF
CONSULTATIONS WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES

In May 2011, responding to an initial proposal
by the European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development (CONCORD), the
European Economic and Social Committee proposed designating 2015 the European
Year for Development.

In October 2012, the European Parliament called
on the Commission to make 2015 the European Year for Development, expressing
its hope that this would raise the profile of development cooperation.

The Commission services and the External Action
Service have been informally consulted on the idea of the EYD2015.

The European Parliament and Member States have
been informally contacted on the organisation of the EYD2015.

The EYD2015 is an item on the agenda for the
regular meeting with Member States’ Directors-General responsible for
development in June 2013.

Discussions on organisation have been held with
the inter-institutional EYD2015 task force made up of representatives of
CONCORD, the European Economic Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions,
Members of the European Parliament and Member States.

Plans for the EYD2015 have been shared with the
Development Education Awareness Raising (DEAR) forum, which aims to strengthen
NGOs’ awareness-raising capacities and educate and involve the European public in
worldwide poverty eradication and social inclusion. The substance of the
initiative is widely welcomed, and the growing number of requests for further
information and active support indicate that there is strong demand for it.

Given the external relations dimension of the
EYD2015, informal discussions have also taken place with international
organisations.

4.           LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE
PROPOSAL

· Legal basis

Article 209 TFEU provides the legal basis for
the development and implementation by the EU of its development policy, as
defined in Article 208.

Article 210 TFEU provides that, in order to
promote the complementarity and efficiency of their action, the Union and the
Member States should coordinate their development cooperation policies and consult
each other on their aid programmes, including in international organisations
and during international conferences. They may undertake joint action. Member
States should contribute if necessary to the implementation of Union aid
programmes. The Commission may take any useful initiative to promote the
coordination.

The main purpose of the proposal for a decision
on the EYD 2015 is to raise public awareness of the added value of a European
dimension in cooperation in view of global interdependence and changing EU development
policy.

As such, this objective falls within the ambit
of both articles mentioned above.

· Subsidiarity principle

The primary responsibility for raising
citizen’s awareness of development issues rests with Member States. Action at
Union level complements and supplements national actions in this respect, as
highlighted in the political declaration Communicating Europe in Partnership
signed on 22 October 2008 by the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission[5]. Since, due to the need for multilateral partnerships,
transnational exchange of information and Union-wide awareness-raising and
dissemination of good practices, the objectives of the European Year of
Development cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore,
given the scale of the European Year of Development, be better achieved at
Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of
subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union.

· Proportionality principle

The action to be implemented in the proposed
European Year does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve its objectives.
The proposal therefore respects the principle of proportionality, as set out in
Article 5 TEU.

5.           BUDGETARY IMPLICATION

The flexibility for annual or multiannual
priority-setting based on the Commission’s budget lines and programmes provides
sufficient financial margin for running the EYD2015 under the current preliminary
planning (see Annex).

2013/0238 (COD)

Proposal for a

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL

on the European Year of Development (2015)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the
Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 209 and Article
210(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the
European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative
act to the national Parliaments,

Having regard to the opinion of the
European Economic and Social Committee[6],

Having regard to the opinion of the
Committee of the Regions[7],

Acting in accordance with the ordinary
legislative procedure,

Whereas:

(1)       Development cooperation
consists of promoting human development and the fulfilment of human beings in
all respects, including the cultural dimension[8].

(2)       The European Union has
been providing development cooperation aid since 1957 and is the largest donor
of official development aid in the world.

(3)       The Lisbon Treaty has
firmly anchored development policy within EU external action in support of the EU’s
interest in a stable and prosperous world. Development policy also helps
address other global challenges and contributes to the EU-2020 Strategy.

(4)       The EU has been a leader
in formulating and implementing the concept of policy coherence for development,
which aims at strengthening synergies between non-aid policies and development
objectives.

(5)       The fight against poverty
remains the primary objective of the European Union’s development policy, as
laid down in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 208 of the
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

(6)       In 2000, the international
community undertook to take concrete steps by 2015 to fight poverty, with the
adoption of the Millennium Development Goals, objectives which were accepted by
the Union and its Member States.

(7)       The world has undergone
enormous change over recent years, including major shifts in the global
economic and political balance. New actors, including private and other
non-governmental players, have emerged in the global arena. While developed and
emerging economies account for most of global GDP, the latter have now become
the key drivers of global growth and already have a significant impact on the
world economy.

(8)       Continued support for
development cooperation is vital in a rapidly changing world. Around 1.3
billion people still live in extreme income poverty and the human development
needs of many more are still not being met. Inequalities within countries have
increased in most parts of the world. The natural environment is under
increasing pressure and the developing countries are hit particularly hard by
the effects of climate change. These challenges are universal and inter-related
and need to be addressed by all countries acting together.

(9)       Discussions on the post-2015
framework have started and the European Commission has set out its views in the
Communication A decent life for all, ending poverty and giving the world a
sustainable future[9].
This policy proposal aims to address the shortcomings of the current
development framework and set out a common approach to bringing together poverty
eradication and sustainability concerns in an overarching international
framework. It builds on the 2011 Communication Increasing the impact of EU
Development Policy: an Agenda for Change[10],
which has already resulted in a major reorientation of EU development policies.

(10)     A European Year of
Development in 2015 will provide a timely opportunity to raise general public awareness
of the current orientation of European development policy. Information is
needed on how an outward-looking Europe can help to ensure global
sustainability. This includes raising awareness of global interdependence and
illustrating that development is more than just aid.

(11)     2015 should be an
emblematic and pivotal year, being the last year for achieving the collectively
agreed Millennium Development Goals and thus offering a unique opportunity to
take stock of the international commitments from 2000. 2015 will also be the
year in which a major international decision should be taken on the development
framework that will replace the MDG framework over the coming decades.

(12)     The same year could also be
the appropriate time to present the results of EU development policy following
implementation of the principles set out in the Agenda for Change Communication
adopted in 2011.

(13)     Key to the successful
impact of Union action for development is the extent to which it enjoys broad
popular and political support. The European Year should therefore act as a
catalyst for raising awareness, building momentum and exchanging best practices
between Member States, local and regional authorities, civil society, social
partners and international entities and organisations involved in development
issues. It should help to focus political attention and mobilise everyone
concerned in order to drive forward and promote further action and initiatives
at Union and Member State level, in association with the beneficiaries of aid
development and their representatives.

(14)     The
October 2012 Eurobarometer[11] showed strong support from EU citizens for helping people in
partner countries (85 %). In spite of the current economic climate, more
than six out of ten Europeans think that aid for people in partner countries should
be increased. At the same time, the Eurobarometer showed clearly that there is
a lack of knowledge on EU development cooperation, which calls for better communication.

(15)     In its resolution of 23
October 2012[12],
the European Parliament invited the Commission to make 2015 the European Year
of Development, expressing its hope that this would raise the profile of development
cooperation.

(16)     Efficient coordination between
all partners contributing at Union, national, regional and local levels is a
fundamental prerequisite for an effective European Year. Local and regional
partners have a particular role to play in promoting EU development policy.

(17)     The differing national
socioeconomic and cultural contexts and sensitivities call for some of the
activities of the European Year to be decentralised to national level, in
accordance with Article 58 of the Financial Regulation[13]. However,
the setting of policy priorities at national level should be coordinated by the
Commission with a view to guaranteeing consistency with the strategic
objectives of the European Year.

(18)     Participation in the European
Year activities to be financed should be open to the Member States and the candidate
countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy, in accordance with the
general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of
those countries in Union programmes as laid down in the Framework Agreement and
in Association Council decisions, respectively.

(19)     Consistency and
complementarity with other Union action should be ensured, in particular with
the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) including the Development
Education and Awareness Raising programme (DEAR) programme, the European
Development Fund (EDF), the European Neighbourhood Partnership Instrument (ENPI)
and other EU financing instruments for external action where relevant to
development policy.

(20)     The
financial interests of the Union should be protected through proportionate
measures throughout the expenditure cycle, including the prevention, detection
and investigation of irregularities, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid
or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, administrative and financial
penalties in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 966/2012[14] of the European Parliament and
of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the annual budget of the
Union.

(21)     In order to optimise the
effectiveness and efficiency of the activities envisaged for the European Year
of Development, it is important that a set of preparatory actions be carried
out in 2013 and 2014.

(22)     The Commission has already
taken various initiatives to promote development policies and inform citizens
about its development cooperation. These existing initiatives should be used as
much as possible for the European Year 2015.

(23)     The primary responsibility
for raising citizens’ awareness of development issues rests with Member States.
Action at Union level complements and supplements national actions in this
respect, as highlighted in the political declaration Communicating Europe in
Partnership signed on 22 October 2008 by the European Parliament, the
Council and the Commission[15].

(24)     Since, due to the need for
multilateral partnerships, transnational exchange of information and Union-wide
awareness-raising and dissemination of good practices, the objectives of the
European Year of Development cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member
States and can therefore, given the scale of the European Year of Development,
be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance
with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on
European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out
in that Article, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary in order to
achieve those objectives,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
Subject

2015 shall be designated the ‘European Year
of Development’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘the European Year’).

Article 2
Objectives

The general purpose of the European Year
shall be:

–
to inform EU citizens about EU development
cooperation, highlighting what the European Union can already achieve as the
biggest aid donor in the world and how it could do even more with the combined
strength of its Member States and its institutions.

–
to stimulate the active interest of European
citizens in development cooperation and foster a sense of responsibility and
opportunity as regards their participation in policy formulation and
implementation; and

–
to raise awareness of the role of EU development
cooperation, which brings a wide range of benefits not only for recipients but
also for EU citizens, in a changing and increasingly interdependent world.

Article 3
Initiatives involved

1.           The measures taken to
achieve the objectives set out in Article 2 may include the following
initiatives organised at Union, national, regional or local level, as detailed
in the Annex to this Decision:

–
communication campaigns to disseminate key
messages targeted at the general public and more specific audiences, including
through social media;

–
the organisation of conferences, events and
initiatives with all relevant stakeholders, to promote active participation and
debate, and to raise awareness at European level;

–
concrete initiatives in the Member States aimed
at promoting the objectives of the European Year, in particular through the exchange
of information and sharing of experience and good practices among national,
regional, local administrations and other organisations; and

–
undertaking studies and surveys and disseminating
their results.

2.           The Commission may
identify other activities as contributing to the objectives of the European
Year and may allow references to the European Year to be used in promoting
those activities, insofar as they contribute to achieving the objectives set
out in Article 2.

Article 4
Coordination with Member States

1.           Each Member State is
invited to appoint a national coordinator to be responsible for organising its
involvement in the European Year, and shall inform the Commission of that
appointment.

2.           The national coordinators shall,
in close coordination with the Commission, consult and cooperate with a wide
range of relevant stakeholders, including civil society, national parliaments, social
partners and, where appropriate, the national agencies or contact points for the
relevant Union programmes.

3.           By 1 June 2014, Member
States are invited to transmit to the Commission their proposed work programme,
which shall set out details of the national activities planned for the European
Year of Development, according to the objectives listed in Article 2 and
the details of the measures set out in the Annex.

4.           Before approving the work
programmes, the Commission shall verify that the activities comply, in
accordance with the Financial Regulation and its Rules of Application, with the
objectives set by the present Decision.

Article 5
Participating countries

Participation in the activities of the
European Year to be financed shall be open to:

–
Member States;

–
candidate countries benefiting from a
pre-accession strategy, in accordance with the general principles and general
terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union
programmes as laid down in the Framework Agreement and in Association Council
decisions, respectively; and

Article 6
Coordination at Union level and implementation

1.           The Commission shall
implement this Decision at the level of the Union, in particular by adopting
the necessary financing decisions in accordance with the Regulations
establishing the Financing Instruments relevant to the actions concerned.

2.           The Commission shall
cooperate closely with Member States, the European Parliament, the European
Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the bodies and
associations active in development issues.

3.           The Commission shall convene
meetings of the national coordinators to coordinate implementation of the
European Year and to exchange information on implementation at EU and national
level.

4.           The Commission shall convene
meetings of stakeholders and representatives of European organisations or
bodies active in the field of development to assist it in implementing the
European Year at Union level.

5.           The Commission shall make
the theme of the European Year a priority in the communication activities of
its Representations in the Member States and the European Union Delegations in
partner countries. Similarly, relevant key Union-level networks receiving
support from the general budget of the Union for their running costs shall make
the theme of the European Year a priority in their work programmes.

Article 7
Consistency and complementarity

In accordance with the Regulations
establishing the Financing Instruments relevant to the actions concerned, the
Commission shall ensure that the measures provided for in this Decision are
consistent with any other Union, national and regional schemes and initiatives
that help attain the objectives of the European Year, and fully complement the
existing Union, national, regional initiatives and resources.

Article 8
Specific provisions on financial and non-financial support

1.           Measures which are
Union-wide in nature and referred to in Part A of the Annex shall give rise to
a procurement or the award of grants financed from the general budget of the
Union in accordance with Title V and Title IV of the Financial Regulation.

2.           Measures which are
Union-wide in nature and referred to in Part B of the Annex may be co-financed
by the general budget of the Union.

3.           The Commission may award co-financing
to each national coordinating body in accordance with the procedure set out in
Part C of the Annex.

4.           Where appropriate, and
without prejudice to their objectives and budget, existing programmes which
contribute to the promotion of development may support the European Year.

5.           Non-financial support may
be granted by the Commission for activities undertaken by public and private
organisations which comply with Article 3(2).

Article 9
Protection of the Union’s financial interests

1.           The Commission shall take
appropriate measures ensuring that, when actions financed under this Decision
are implemented, the financial interests of the Union are protected by the
application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other
illegal activities, by effective checks and, if irregularities are detected, by
the recovery of the amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, by effective,
proportionate and dissuasive administrative and financial penalties.

2.           The Commission or its
representatives and the Court of Auditors shall have the power of audit, on the
basis of documents and on the spot, over all grant beneficiaries, contractors
and subcontractors who have received Union funds under the Decision.

3.           The European Anti-Fraud
Office (OLAF) may carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and
inspections, in accordance with the provisions and procedures laid down in
Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 25 May 1999 concerning investigations conducted by the European
Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)[16]
and Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of
11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections
carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities'
financial interests against fraud and other irregularities[17] with a view to establishing
whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity
affecting the financial interests of the Union in connection with a grant
agreement or grant decision or a contract funded under the Decision."

Article 10
Monitoring and evaluation

By 31 December 2016, the Commission shall
submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic
and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation,
results and overall assessment of the initiatives provided for in this
Decision.

Article
11
Entry into force

This
Decision shall enter into force on the 21st day following that of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels,

For the European Parliament                       For
the Council

The President                                                 The
President

ANNEX

Details
of the measures referred to in Article 3

Implementation of the European Year will centre on a broad
Union-wide information and communication campaign complemented by action taken
by the Member States. Both Union and national action can also involve civil
society, social partners and other stakeholders with a view to creating a sense
of ownership among key actors.

The Union will
grant financial support, including written authorisation to use the logo, once this
has been developed, and other materials associated with the European Year, to
initiatives carried out by public or private organisations, where they provide
assurances to the Commission that the initiatives in question are or will be carried
out in 2015 and are likely to make a significant contribution to achieving the
objectives of the European Year.

A.        DIRECT UNION
INITIATIVES

Financing will
generally take the form of the direct purchase of goods and services under
existing framework contracts. It may also take the form of grants. Initiatives
may include:

–
Information and promotion campaigns including:

–
production and dissemination of audio-visual and
print material which reflect the messages outlined in Article 2;

–
high-visibility events and fora for exchanging
experience and good practices;

–
measures to publicise the results and raise the
profile of European Union programmes, schemes and initiatives contributing to
the objectives of the European Year;

–
establishment of an information website on
Europa (http://europa.eu/index_en.htm)
dedicated to action taken in the context of the European Year.

–
Other initiatives:

–
the provision of linguistic services
(translation, interpretation, multilingual information);

–
monitoring surveys and audits at Union level to
assess and report on the preparation, effectiveness and impact of the European
Year.

B.        CO-FINANCING UNION INITIATIVES

High-visibility
events on a European scale that aim to raise awareness of the objectives of the
European Year, possibly organised in cooperation with the Member States holding
the Council Presidency in 2015, may receive a Union grant of up to 80 % of
the final costs of the activities.

C.        CO-FINANCING MEMBER STATES’ INITIATIVES

Each national
coordinating body may submit a work programme for Union co-financing to promote
the European Year. The work programme shall describe the national coordinating
body’s specific actions, to be funded. The application shall be accompanied by
a detailed prospective budget setting out the total costs of the initiatives or
work programme proposed and the amount and sources of possible co-funding. The
EU final co-financing may cover up to 80% of the final costs of the activities.
The Commission shall determine indicative amounts to be made available for co-financing
to each national coordinating body and the deadline for submission of the
applications. The criteria should take into account the population, the cost of
living and a fixed amount per Member State to guarantee a minimum level of
activities.

LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT

1.           FRAMEWORK OF THE
PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE

1.1.    Title of the proposal/initiative

1.2.    Policy
area(s) concerned in the ABM/ABB structure

1.3.    Nature
of the proposal/initiative

1.4.    Objective(s)

1.5.    Grounds
for the proposal/initiative

1.6.    Duration
and financial impact

1.7.    Management
mode(s) envisaged

2.           MANAGEMENT MEASURES

2.1.    Monitoring
and reporting rules

2.2.    Management
and control system

2.3.    Measures
to prevent fraud and irregularities

3.           ESTIMATED FINANCIAL
IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE

3.1.    Heading(s)
of the multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) affected

3.2.    Estimated
impact on expenditure

3.2.1. Summary of
estimated impact on expenditure

3.2.2. Estimated impact
on operational appropriations

3.2.3. Estimated impact
on appropriations of an administrative nature

3.2.4. Compatibility
with the current multiannual financial framework

3.2.5. Third-party
contributions

3.3.    Estimated impact on revenue

LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT

1.           FRAMEWORK OF THE
PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE

1.1.        Title of the
proposal/initiative

European Year of Development 2015

1.2.        Policy area(s) concerned
in the ABM/ABB structure[18]

1.3.        Nature of the
proposal/initiative

R The proposal/initiative relates to a
new action

 ̈ The proposal/initiative relates to a new action
following a pilot project/preparatory action[19]

 ̈ The proposal/initiative relates to the extension of
an existing action

 ̈ The proposal/initiative relates to an action
redirected towards a new action

1.4.        Objective(s)

1.4.1.     The Commission's
multiannual strategic objective(s) targeted by the proposal/initiative

No multiannual strategic objective considering the specificity of
the initiative which is a European Year

1.4.2.     Specific objective(s) and
ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned

Specific objective No

1. To inform EU citizens about EU development
cooperation and showcase the results that the European Union can already
achieve as the biggest aid donor in the world and what it is capable of
achieving by drawing on the combined strength of its Member States and its
institutions.

2. To stimulate the active interest of European
citizens in development cooperation, making them aware of their
responsibilities and opportunities as regards policy formulation and
implementation.

3. In a changing and increasingly inter-dependent
world, to raise awareness about the role of EU development cooperation, to the
extent that it brings a wide range of benefits not only to recipients but also
to EU citizens.

ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned

Chapter 21 08 — Policy strategy and coordination
for the ‘Development and relations with ACP States’ policy area; and

Chapter 19 11 — Policy strategy and coordination
for the ‘External relations’ policy area

1.4.3.     Expected result(s) and
impact

Specify the effects which the
proposal/initiative should have on the beneficiaries/groups targeted.

1. Information and communication campaign
increase visibility of European Union development cooperation and of the impact
of European Union development policies in citizens’ daily lives.

2. Citizens react positively and play an active
role in organising the EYD2015.

1.4.4.     Indicators of results and
impact

Specify the indicators for monitoring
implementation of the proposal/initiative.

1. Level of EU citizens’ general awareness and
knowledge of post-MDG, development policies and instruments, (through
Eurobarometer and TR-related AID).

2. Number of outputs in the framework of the media
based campaign, conferences/events organised and activities organised with CSOs
and NSAs.

3. Level of involvement of EU citizens reached
through activities under the EYD2015.

1.5.        Grounds for the
proposal/initiative

1.5.1.     Requirement(s) to be met in
the short or long term

Short term: to inform EU citizens about EU
development cooperation and showcase the results that EU can already achieve as
the biggest aid donor in the world.

Long term: in a changing and increasingly
inter-dependent world, to raise awareness about the role of EU development
cooperation, to the extent that it brings a wide range of benefits not only to
recipients but also to EU citizens.

1.5.2.     Added value of EU
involvement

In line with the short and long term
requirements, to give an opportunity to Member States and stakeholders at all
levels to implement and formulate EU development cooperation policy and
external instruments.

1.5.3.     Lessons learned from
similar experiences in the past

The previous European Years have proven their value
as effective awareness raising instruments which had an impact on both the
general public and multipliers, and have created synergies between different
areas of intervention at EU and Member States level.

1.5.4.     Compatibility and possible
synergy with other appropriate instruments

The EC as well as other EU institutions have wide
range of instruments at their disposal in the field of informing about
promoting EU development cooperation, such as DEAR programme managed by the
Commission.

1.6.        Duration and financial
impact

R Proposal/initiative of limited duration

–
R  Proposal/initiative in effect from 01/01/2015 to 31/12/2015

–
R  Financial impact from 2013 to 2015

 ̈ Proposal/initiative of unlimited
duration

–
Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY
to YYYY,

–
followed by full-scale operation.

1.7.        Management mode(s) planned[20]

For the 2013 budget

R Centralised direct management by the
Commission

 ̈ Centralised indirect management with the delegation of implementation tasks to:

–
 ̈  executive agencies

–
 ̈  bodies set up by the Communities[21]

–
 ̈  national public-sector bodies/bodies with public-service mission

–
 ̈  persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions
pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on European Union and identified in the
relevant basic act within the meaning of Article 49 of the Financial Regulation

 ̈ Shared management with the Member States

 ̈ Decentralised management with third countries

 ̈ Joint management with international organisations (to be specified)

From the 2014 budget

R Direct management by the Commission

–
 ̈ by its departments, including by its staff in the Union
delegations;

–
 ̈  by the executive agencies;

 ̈ Shared management with the Member States

R Indirect management by delegating
implementation tasks to:

–
 ̈ third countries or the bodies they have designated;

–
 ̈ international organisations and their agencies;

–
 ̈the EIB and the European Investment Fund;

–
 ̈ bodies referred to in Articles 208 and 209 of the Financial
Regulation;

–
R public law bodies;

–
R bodies governed by private law with a public service mission to the
extent that they provide adequate financial guarantees;

–
 ̈ bodies governed by the private law of a Member State that are
entrusted with the implementation of a public-private partnership and that
provide adequate financial guarantees;

–
 ̈ persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions in
the CFSP pursuant to Title V of the TEU, and identified in the relevant basic
act.

– If more than one management mode is
indicated, please provide details in the "Comments" section.

Comments

- At European Union level funds will be managed through direct
management by the Commission.

- At Member States national level funds will be managed through
inderect management by National Coordination Body determined by European Union
Member States.

2.           MANAGEMENT MEASURES

2.1.        Monitoring and reporting
rules

Specify frequency and conditions.

- Ex-post evaluation

- European Year of development work programme

- Establishing of a Steering Committee

2.2.        Management and control
system

2.2.1.     Risk(s) identified

- Acceptance of EU development cooperation
decreases

- Exaggerated expectations regarding the impact
of the EYD2015

- Lack of commitment from stakeholders

- Non appropriateness of activities directed to
citizens

- No change of behaviour

- Limited cooperation from the media or even
negative coverage from the media

2.2.2.     Information concerning the
internal control system set up

2.2.3.     Estimate of the costs and
benefits of the controls and assessment of the expected level of risk of error

- Dialogue with civil society organisations,
Member States and EU institutions in the preparation and implementation of the
Year

- Regular risk assessment during the Steering
Committee

2.3.        Measures to prevent fraud
and irregularities

Specify existing or envisaged prevention and
protection measures.

1. The
Commission shall take appropriate measures ensuring that, when actions financed
under this Decision are implemented, the financial interests of the Union are
protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption
and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and, if irregularities
are detected, by the recovery of the amounts wrongly paid and, where
appropriate, by effective, proportionate and dissuasive administrative and
financial penalties.

2. The
Commission or its representatives and the Court of Auditors shall have the
power of audit, on the basis of documents and on the spot, over all grant
beneficiaries, contractors and subcontractors who have received Union funds
under the Decision.

3. The
European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) may carry out investigations, including
on-the-spot checks and inspections, in accordance with the provisions and
procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 25 May 1999 concerning investigations conducted by the
European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)[22]
and Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning
on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to
protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other
irregularities[23]
with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any
other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union in
connection with a grant agreement or grant decision or a contract funded under
the Decision."

3.           ESTIMATED FINANCIAL
IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE

3.1.        Heading(s) of the
multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) affected

· Existing budget lines

In order of
multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines.

Heading of multiannual financial framework || Budget line || Type of expenditure || Contribution

|| Diff./non-diff. ([24]) || from EFTA countries[25] || from candidate countries[26] || from third countries || within the meaning of Article 21(2)(b) of the Financial Regulation

IV – External relations || 21 08 02 - Coordination and promotion of awareness on development issues; and || Diff. || NO || YES || NO || NO

IV – External relations || 19 11 03 - The European Union in the world || Diff. || NO || YES || NO || NO

· New budget lines requested

In order of multiannual financial framework
headings and budget lines.

Heading of multiannual financial framework || Budget line || Type of expenditure || Contribution

Number [...][Heading..........................................................] || Diff./non-diff. || from EFTA countries || from candidate countries || from third countries || within the meaning of Article 21(2)(b) of the Financial Regulation

|| [...][XX.YY.YY.YY] || || YES/NO || YES/NO || YES/NO || YES/NO

3.2.        Estimated impact on
expenditure

No additional funding is sought for the European Year of
Development. The flexibility for annual priority settings based on the budget
lines and programmes of the Directorate General for EuropeAid, Transparency and
Communication Unit 04 provides sufficient margin for running the Year on a EUR
15 million scale. The total amount for running the Year includes spending for
the preperatorry and implementing actions for the Year[27]. Therefore the amounts inserted are for information only.

3.2.1.     Summary of estimated impact
on expenditure

EUR million (to three decimal places)

Heading of multiannual financial framework || Number || IV Heading – External relations

DG: DEVCO || || || Year 2013 || Year 2014 || Year N[28] || Year N+1 || Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) || TOTAL

Ÿ Operational appropriations || || || || || || || ||

Number of budget line 21 08 02 || Commitments || (1) || 4.980 || 7.500 || || || || || || 12.480

Payments || (2) || 1.800 || 3.820 || 6.180 || 1.470 || || || || 13.270

Number of budget line 19 11 03 || Commitments || (1a) || 1.490 || || || || || || || 1.490

Payments || (2a) || 0.700 || || || || || || || 0.700

Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes[29] || || || || || || || ||

Number of budget line || 19 01 04 02 11 or 21 01 04 01 11 or 21 01 04 04 || (3) || 0.150 || 0.150 || 0.150 || || || || || 0.450

TOTAL appropriations for DG DEVCO || Commitments || =1+1a +3 || 6.620 || 7.650 || 0.150 || || || || || 14.420

Payments || =2+2a +3 || 2.650 || 3.970 || 6.330 || 1.470 || || || || 14.420

Ÿ TOTAL operational appropriations || Commitments || (4) || 6.470 || 7.500 || || || || || || 13.970

Payments || (5) || 2.500 || 3.820 || 6.180 || 1.470 || || || || 13.970

Ÿ TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes || (6) || 0.150 || 0.150 || 0.150 || || || || || 0.450

TOTAL appropriations for HEADING IV of the multiannual financial framework || Commitments || =4+ 6 || 6.620 || 7.650 || 0.150 || || || || || 14.420

Payments || =5+ 6 || 2.650 || 3.970 || 6.330 || 1.470 || || || || 14.420

If more than one heading is affected by the proposal /
initiative:

Ÿ TOTAL operational appropriations || Commitments || (4) || || || || || || || ||

Payments || (5) || || || || || || || ||

Ÿ TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes || (6) || || || || || || || ||

TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 4 of the multiannual financial framework (Reference amount) || Commitments || =4+ 6 || || || || || || || ||

Payments || =5+ 6 || || || || || || || ||

Heading of multiannual financial framework || 5 || " Administrative expenditure "

EUR million (to three decimal places)

|| || || Year 2013[30] || Year 2014[31] || Year N[32] || Year N+1 || Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) || TOTAL

DG: DEVCO ||

Ÿ Human resources || 0.635 || 0.635 || 0.381 || || || || || 1.651

Ÿ Other administrative expenditure || || || || || || || ||

TOTAL DG DEVCO || Appropriations || 0.635 || 0.635 || 0.381 || || || || || 1.651

TOTAL appropriations for HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || (Total commitments = Total payments) || 0.635 || 0.635 || 0.381 || || || || ||

EUR million (to
three decimal places)

|| || || Year 2013 || Year 2014 || Year N || Year N+1 || Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) || TOTAL

TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 5 of the multiannual financial framework || Commitments || 7.255 || 8.285 || 0.531 || || || || || 16.071

Payments || 3.285 || 4.605 || 6.711 || 1.470 || || || || 16.071

Costs for
administration, including human resources, will be assured by internal
redeployment inside DG DEVCO.

3.2.2.     Estimated impact on
operational appropriations

–
 ̈  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational
appropriations

–
R The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational
appropriations, as explained below:

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three
decimal places)

Indicate objectives and outputs ò || || || Year 2013 || Year 2014 || Year N || Year N+1 || Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) || TOTAL

OUTPUTS

Type[33] || Average cost || No || Cost || No || Cost || No || Cost || No || Cost || No || Cost || No || Cost || No || Cost || No total || Total cost

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 1[34] To inform EU citizens about EU development cooperation and in particular show the results that the European Union can already achieve as the biggest aid donor in the world, and could further draw from the combined strength of its Member States and its institutions. || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

Media campaign: VNRs, video clips, website, PR, seminars for journalists social media and etc. || || || 3 || 0.470 || 3 || 0.450 || || || || || || || || || || || 6 || 0.920

Subtotal for specific objective No 1 || 3 || 0.470 || 3 || 0.450 || || || || || || || || || || || 6 || 0.920

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE NO 2. To stimulate the active interest of European citizens in development cooperation, make them aware of their responsibilities and opportunities to participate in policy formulation and implementation. || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

Conferences and events: opening and closing conference, lectures, high level events, side events and etc. || || || 2 || 2.500 || 3 || 0.850 || || || || || || || || || || || 5 || 3.350

Subtotal for specific objective No 2 || 2. || 2.500 || 3 || 0.850 || || || || || || || || || || || 5 || 3.350

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE NO 3. To raise awareness on the role of EU development cooperation, which brings a wide range of benefits not only to recipients but also to EU citizens, in a changing and increasingly inter-dependent world. ||

Workshops and other outputs: workshops, awareness raising events in MS visual identity, promotion material, publications and printing, studies, funds for NGOs and MS and ect. || || || 6 || 3.500 || 2 || 6.200 || || || || || || || || || || || 8 || 9.700

Subtotal for specific objective No 3 || 6 || 3.500 || 2 || 6.200 || || || || || || || || || || || 8 || 9.700

TOTAL COST || 11 || 6.470 || 8 || 7.500 || || || || || || || || || || || 19 || 13.970

3.2.3.     Estimated impact on
appropriations of an administrative nature

3.2.3.1.  Summary

–
 ̈  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations
of an administrative nature

–
R The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an
administrative nature, as explained below:

EUR million (to
three decimal places)

|| Year 2013 || Year 2014 || Year N[35] || Year N+1 || Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) || TOTAL

HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || || || || || || || ||

Human resources || 0.635 || 0.635 || 0.381 || || || || || 1.651

Other administrative expenditure || || || || || || || ||

Subtotal HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || || || || || || || ||

Outside HEADING 5[36] of the multiannual financial framework || || || || || || || ||

Human resources || || || || || || || ||

Other expenditure of an administrative nature || || || || || || || ||

Subtotal outside HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || || || || || || || ||

TOTAL || 0.635 || 0.635 || 0.381 || || || || || 1.651

The human resources
appropriations required for the coordination team to organise the EYD2015 will
be met by appropriations from the DG that are already assigned to management of
the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together if necessary
with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under
the annual allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints.

3.2.3.2.  Estimated
requirements of human resources

–
R The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human
resources.

–
 ̈  The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as
explained below:

Estimate to be expressed in full time
equivalent units

|| || Year 2013 || Year 2014 || Year N || Year N+1 || Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6)

|| Ÿ Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) || ||

|| XX 01 01 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation Offices) || 5 || 5 || 3 || || || ||

|| XX 01 01 02 (Delegations) || || || || || || ||

|| XX 01 05 01 (Indirect research) || || || || || || ||

|| 10 01 05 01 (Direct research) || || || || || || ||

Ÿ External staff (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE)[37] ||

|| XX 01 02 01 (CA, SNE, INT from the "global envelope") || || || || || || ||

|| XX 01 02 02 (CA, LA, SNE, INT and JED in the delegations) || || || || || || ||

|| XX 01 04 yy[38] || - at Headquarters || || || || || || ||

|| - Delegations || || || || || || ||

|| XX 01 05 02 (CA, SNE, INT - Indirect research) || || || || || || ||

|| 10 01 05 02 (CA, INT, SNE - Direct research) || || || || || || ||

|| Other budget lines (specify) || || || || || || ||

|| TOTAL || 5 || 5 || 3 || || || ||

XX is the policy
area or budget title concerned.

The human resources
required for the coordination team to organise the EYD2015 will be met by staff
from the DG who are already assigned to management of the action and/or will
redeployed within the DG, together if necessary with any additional allocation
which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation procedure
and in the light of budgetary constraints.

Description of
tasks to be carried out:

Officials and temporary staff || Planning and execusion of the EYD2015 communication activities with a view of efficiency in terms of financial and time expenditure, ensuring interinstitutional coordination, as well as coordination with stakeholders (Member States and Civil Societies etc.)

External personnel || N/A

3.2.4.

3.2.5.     Compatibility with the
current multiannual financial framework

–
R Proposal/initiative is compatible the current multiannual financial
framework.

–
 ̈  Proposal/initiative will entail reprogramming of the relevant
heading in the multiannual financial framework.

Explain what reprogramming is required,
specifying the budget lines concerned and the corresponding amounts.

–
 ̈  Proposal/initiative requires application of the flexibility
instrument or revision of the multiannual financial framework[39].

Explain what is required, specifying the
headings and budget lines concerned and the corresponding amounts.

3.2.6.     Third-party contributions

–
The proposal/initiative does not provide for
co-financing by third parties.

–
The proposal/initiative provides for the
co-financing estimated below:

Appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places)

|| Year N || Year N+1 || Year N+2 || Year N+3 || Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) || Total

Specify the co-financing body: || || || || || || || ||

TOTAL appropriations cofinanced || || || || || || || ||

3.3.        Estimated impact on
revenue

–
R Proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue.

–
 ̈  Proposal/initiative has the following financial impact:

 ̈         on own resources

 ̈         on miscellaneous revenue

EUR million (to three decimal places)

Budget revenue line: || Appropriations available for the current financial year || Impact of the proposal/initiative[40]

Year N || Year N+1 || Year N+2 || Year N+3 || Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6)

Article ............. || || || || || || || ||

For miscellaneous
‘assigned’ revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected.

Specify the method for
calculating the impact on revenue.

[1]               Increasing the impact of
EU Development Policy: an Agenda for Change,
Commission Communication (2011) 637 final, and Council conclusions of 14 May
2012.

[2]               Solidarity that spans the
globe: Europeans and development aid, Special Eurobarometer 392, October
2012.

[3]               This refers to the repeated
commitment of the world’s governments to commit 0.7 % of rich-countries’ gross national product (GNP) to official development assistance.

[4]               Increasing the impact of
EU Development Policy: an Agenda for Change,
Commission Communication (2011) 637 final, and Council conclusions of 14 May
2012; A decent life for all, ending poverty and giving the world a
sustainable future, Commission Communication (2013) 92 final. European Parliament resolution of 23 October 2012 on An Agenda
for Change: the future of EU development policy (2012/2002/INI).

[5]               OJ C 13, 20.1.2009, p. 3.

[6]               OJ C xxxx, p.

[7]               OJ C xxxx, p.

[8]               European Parliament
resolution of 23 October 2012 on An Agenda for Change: the future of EU
development policy (2012/2002/INI).

[9]               A decent life for all, ending poverty and giving
the world a sustainable future, Commission Communication (2013) 92 final.

[10]             Increasing the impact of EU Development Policy: an
Agenda for Change, Commission Communication (2011) 637 final, and
Council conclusions of 14 May 2012.

[11]             Solidarity that spans the
globe: Europeans and development aid, Special
Eurobarometer 392, October 2012.

[12]             European Parliament
resolution of 23 October 2012 on An Agenda for Change: the future of EU
development policy (2012/2002/INI).

[13]             Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 966/2012 of the European
Parliament and the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable
to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC,
Euratom) No 1605/2002.

[14]             OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p.1

[15]             OJ C 13, 20.1.2009, p. 3.

[16]             OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 1.

[17]             OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2.

[18]             ABM: activity-based management – ABB: activity-based
budgeting.

[19]             As referred to in Article 54(2)(a) or (b) of the
Financial Regulation.

[20]             Details of management modes and references to the
Financial Regulation may be found on the BudgWeb site: http://www.cc.cec/budg/man/budgmanag/budgmanag_en.html

[21]             As referred to in Article 185 of the Financial
Regulation.

[22]             OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 1.

[23]             OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2.

[24]             Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-Diff. =
Non-differentiated appropriations.

[25]             EFTA: European Free Trade Association.

[26]             Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential
candidate countries from the Western Balkans.

[27]             In 2013, within the general budget for the year 2012, the
Commission intends to reattribute EUR 1.030.000 to preparatory actions of
European Year of Development 2015 using 2012 budgetary appropriations of the
Directorate General for EuropeAid, Transparency and Communication Unit 04.

[28]             Year N is the year in which implementation of the
proposal/initiative starts.

[29]             Technical and/or administrative assistance and
expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions
(former "BA" lines), indirect research, direct research.

[30]             Figures are based on DG HR’s average costs – 127 000 EUR
/ year per AD/AST

[31]             Idem

[32]             Year N is the year in which implementation of the
proposal/initiative starts.

[33]             Outputs are products and services to be supplied (e.g.:
number of student exchanges financed, number of km of roads built, etc.).

[34]             As described in point 1.4.2. ‘Specific objective(s)...’

[35]             Year N is the year in which the implementation of the
proposal/initiative starts.

[36]             Technical and/or administrative assistance and
expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions
(former "BA" lines), indirect research, direct research.

[37]             CA= Contract Staff; LA = Local Staff; SNE= Seconded
National Expert; INT = agency staff; JED= Junior Experts in Delegations).

[38]             Sub-ceiling for external staff covered by operational
appropriations (former "BA" lines).

[39]             See points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional
Agreement (for the period 2007-2013).

[40]             As regards traditional own resources (customs duties,
sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be net amounts, i.e. gross amounts
after deduction of 25% for collection costs.